#The tiger hunter lena khan movie#
An entertaining underdog story that celebrates friendship and community, this is recommended. This entry was posted on September 20, 2017, in Movie Reviews, Reviews and tagged 2017 Films, 52FilmsByWomen, comedy films, Danny Pudi, Iqbal Theba, Jon Heder, Karen David, Kevin Pollak, Lena Khan, Parvesh Cheena, Rizwan Manji, Sameer Asad Gardezi, Samuel Page, The Tiger Hunter.
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Director/co-writer Lena Khan's The Tiger Hunter is a fun immigrant story with moments of comic fantasy and screwball coincidence that undercuts stereotypes (without quite transcending them) while delivering simple messages: be true to yourself, be generous with others, be honest and open.
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While questions of immigration and discrimination. When his girlfriend back home informs him that her military officer father is taking her to America to interview potential husbands, his friends (Rizwan Manji, Jon Heder) team up to make Sami appear to be a big American success, complete with mansion and servants. Lena Khan on ‘The Tiger Hunter’ and relatable diversity (exclusive) 'I wanted to make it approachable to more people.' By Nasim Mansuri. Set in the 1970s, The Tiger Hunter is the story of Sami Malik, a young Indian man who travels to America to become an engineer in order to impress his childhood crush and live up to the legacy. Sami is given a temp drafting job in the basement and a spot in an apartment that is overcrowded with overqualified professionals from India working as taxi drivers, waiters, and dog walkers. Lena Khan’s debut feature co-stars Jon Heder and ‘Community’ regular Dani Pudi in a 1970s-set comedy. This week, Edward Hong and Josephine Chang guest host with special guest, director Lena Khan of the brand new film starring Danny Pudi, The Tiger Hunter. Sami is determined to live up to his father's reputation-a man revered in his village as a brave tiger hunter-but when he arrives, the job is no longer available.
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Danny Pudi stars as Sami Malik, an engineer who travels from his village in India-where he runs the local electronic repair shop-to Los Angeles in order to take a high-paying position in an American firm. Lena Khan The Tiger Hunter star Karen David on embracing her multiracial identity and auditioning in Hollywood The Tiger Hunter star Danny Pudi on his.